Faster 5 Km Race Success: New PR today!

For the last 4 weeks, I have trained for a faster 5 Km race. On Saturday, I’m thrilled to say, my hard work paid off!

The morning was cool, barely above the freezing with a slight wind but the sun was out and it made it a great day for a race for the Jordan 5K race!

I have to admit that just because this was only a 5 Km race, it wasn’t easy. I wanted to push hard to finish with a faster time. I might have sprinted a bit too fast at the start, but in the end I think it was well worth it. I struggled a bit at during the third and fourth kilometer. I tried to slow down so that I could recover and have a stronger finish!

My Splits according to my iPhone App “miCoach” were:

Km 1 – 4:40

Km 2 – 5:14

Km 3 – 5:32

Km 4 – 5:25

Km 5 – 5:08

Previously to this race, I’ve run in two other 5 Km races since staring this blog. My first race, Run for the Grapes, I ran in 27:54 and at the CIBC Run for the Cure, I ran it in 26:28 (from my iPhone) but that wasn’t an official time. That specific charity race it not timed nor is the course certified.

My time for this weekend’s race was officially 26:26. So, you heard it first on RunMommyRun, I have a new P.R. for the 5 Km! I was 9th out of 25 women in my age category and 116th out of 236 racers overall. Not bad at all. I’m still aiming for a goal of under 25 minutes! It will happen!

There were no finishers’ medals at this race. It’s funny, usually I think “What are we, 5? Everyone gets a medal?” For a 1/2 marathon or a full marathon, I can understand giving out medals because it’s a great accomplishment to finish those long races, but for a 5 Km race? But at the same time, I was a bit disappointed about not having that memento of this race!

Congrats on the PB, Lucie and I quite enjoyed visiting your page for the first time! Awesome result on the 5K! My chief goal is to get under the 30:00 mark so I’ve got 6 or 7 minutes to go! Hey, wasn’t sure if you were aware of it or not but there’s a running blogger group on Facebook just for Canadians called (appropriately enough) Canuck Running Bloggers. You should check it out and join! Cheers!

Congrats on an awesome race Lucie! I love how hard you’re working on improving your 5k race times. It’s honestly my least favourite distance to run because it is so uncomfortable to run that fast! Way to go!Janice @ Fitness Cheerleader recently posted…Egg-citing News + 30 Healthy Egg Recipes

Well, I was a sprinter first and foremost! I love the chance to sprint once in a while! I definitely want to push my longer distances as well in the future! A 1/2 marathon is on my bucket list before I turn 40 (so just over a year to go).

Congratulations on your PR, that’s awesome!!
And it’s definitely not “only” a 5k. Those races scare me because they hurt so much more than a half marathon!Ange @ Cowgirl Runs recently posted…Motivate Me Monday: 4/6

Congrats!! I’m loving all the inspiring running training and results I’m finding from the #motivateME monday link up! I’m not a runner, but you gals are inspiring me to try a 10km training run this weekend!Kaylee recently posted…#MotivateME Monday- Week 3 of Spartan Training

Good luck on your 10 km. I trained and ran in my first 10 Km ever this winter! I found it hard to get over 6 – 7 km, but with practice it became easier!runmommyrun recently posted…Faster 5 Km Race Success: New PR today!

Yay for a new PR! I’ve actually never raced a 5km. I think its such a hard distance because you really push yourself hard for a short period of time. I’m more of a slow and steady person.Jen @ Pretty Little Grub recently posted…Accutane Update & Skin Survival Tips

Well done Lucie! Making great progress. I noticed with that running longer distances helps improve in running faster on shorter ones. For instance, when training for 10k, I would regularly run 12-15k, that way, when it came to running in a 10k race, I was able to push harder, knowing that I can easily do a longer distance.
Good luck in your next races!

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My name is Lucie. I am a busy mom who lives in Niagara, Ontario, Canada. I balance a full-time job, two small kids (a five-year-old son a brand new baby boy), life with my husband and time to pursue my interests ( staying fit, art, photography, and blogging).
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